Most powerful passports in the world revealed

A new report reveals just how many borders some travel documents can cross.

According to the Henley Passport Index, Japan is now the strongest on the planet.

A new report reveals just how many borders some travel documents can cross. (CNN)

Having gained visa-free access to Myanmar earlier this month, Japanese citizens can now enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a whopping 190 destinations around the world – knocking Singapore, with 189 destinations, into second place.

Germany, which began 2018 in the top spot, is now in third place with 188 destinations, tied with France and South Korea.

The United States and the UK, both with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 destinations, are in fifth place.

With neither having gained entry to any new jurisdictions this year, it seems unlikely that either will soon reclaim the number one spot they held in 2015.